Party Notes
Join the co-founder of Craig Scott Entertainment, Scott Hornak, as he pulls from over 40 years of experience running events to help discuss ways to simplify and streamline your party planning. Scott is joined by event planners, photographers, chefs, florists and much more, in an effort to bring to you the behind-the scenes look at what goes on to make an event special!
Episodes
On this first episode of Season 2, we answer questions written in from our audience!
We'll discuss whether or not it's worth hiring a separate band to perform specialty music, how to start researching to find a wedding band in your community or town, and whether or not it's worth investing into having an after hours party!
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On this episode of Party Notes, Scott sits down for a conversation with Abbey Rochford!
For the past 7 years, Abbey has been the Senior Events Manager at one of the most prestigious, award-winning hotels in the New York/Tri-State area, Hilton Pearl River.
Abbey and Scott discuss such topics as how she got involved in the industry, how to prepare information for venues to be efficient for your event site tour, dif...
On this episode of Party Notes, Scott discusses the pros and cons of surprise performances, announcements and guests at your party.
This conversation explores such topics as the best way to organize having someone perform with the band or DJ, when to integrate pop-up performances or announcements in the event timeline, as well as other tips on creating a more seamless flow of music to keep the dance floor packed and party ...
On this episode of Party Notes, Scott sits down for a conversation with Christine Figliuolo!
Christine is the owner of Creations by Christine, an event planning and design company that’s been turning dreams into reality since 1995. Based in the North New Jersey / Tri-State Area, CBC Events has produced hundreds of unique events, from lavish affairs in mansions and tents to intimate parties at home and Country Inns.
On this episode of Party Notes, Scott covers another segment of the Quarter Notes series - shows that are designed to be shorter, quick discussions with tactical tips that can be immediately implemented to help streamline your planning process.
Scott discusses a crucial element with planning a wedding timeline: where to place your parent dances in the evening. We discuss why, how and when to do your dances to keep a stream...
On this episode of Party Notes, Scott covers his greatest influence and inspiration behind starting Craig Scott Entertainment, discussing the great society band leader Lester Lanin.
Scott discusses how Lester Lanin essentially created the “society dance beat” to keep a dance floor packed, a few unique ways that Lester would brand his events and personalize the party, how to make your guests comfortable and their experience...
On this episode of Party Notes, Scott covers another segment of the Quarter Notes series - shows that are designed to be shorter, quick discussions with tactical tips that can be immediately implemented to help streamline your planning process.
Scott discusses tips to effectively give a speech or toast at an event, including how to hold the microphone, ways to integrate a shorter personalized joke or story, how to ensure t...
Welcome to Party Notes!
On this first episode of Party Notes, you’ll hear from and learn about the host of the show, Scott Hornak, co-founder of Craig Scott Entertainment. Scott discusses where the idea for Party Notes was conceptualized, as well as what types of guests will be featured in future shows to help more people and plan and run events with less stress, and even ways to help make the planning process more enjoyable along t...
On this episode of Party Notes, host Scott Hornak discusses how when a wedding is done right, it should flow seamlessly between the different events like a piece of classical music.
He discusses how to simplify the right instrumentation for an intimate ceremony based upon your specific song requests, ways to add variety to make a cocktail its own special event, and how to set up your reception for the right dance music to make your ...
On this episode of Party Notes, Scott sits down for a conversation with Molly Gregor!
Molly is an editor and writer with more than 25 years of magazine print and digital experience, including New Jersey Bride Magazine, New Jersey Monthly Magazine and Martha Stewart Living. In November 2022, Molly launched Wedding File - a comprehensive resource for planning your wedding, complete with tips, advice and vendor recommendations.
Molly an...
On this episode of Party Notes, a new segment is introduced, called “Quarter Notes.”
These shows are designed to be shorter, quick discussions with tactical tips that can be immediately implemented to help streamline your planning process.
Join host Scott Hornak as he discusses how creating a custom email address can relieve a tremendous amount of stress with regards to communication and contracts from vendors, as well as information...
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